1、UNIT 6 THE MEDIA To talk about the media To listen for general understanding To listen for specific information and understanding words in contextWhat kind of media do you use often? What do you use each one for? Give examples and talk about it with your partner. The MediaFilm Social mediaTV and rad
2、iomicrobloggingNewspapers and magazinesn. 微博微博Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the expressions you hear. Text BuilderThe MediaI use so much media on a daily basis.I _ in the mornings; and in the afternoons, I _. In the evenings, I _.Choices
3、of Informationlike listening to broadcasts on the radioread magazines / newspaperscatch up on news via the Internetenjoy watching TV of films with my familyn. 广播节目；电视节目广播节目；电视节目 vi.& vt. 广播；播送广播；播送Functions of Mediaquick news about traffic information, weather conditions, news broadcasts, economic o
4、r political discussions, the latest musicdiverse information about the world updates on election campaigns and candidatesnews coverage of political debatesn. 选举选举n. (政治、商业或社会性政治、商业或社会性)运动运动vi.发起运动；参加活动发起运动；参加活动n. 候选人；候选人；考生考生n. 新闻报新闻报道；覆盖道；覆盖范围范围n. & vi. & vt.讨讨论，辩论论，辩论adj. 各种各各种各样的样的The radio helps
5、 give people _. On the other hand, the Internet gives us so much _. quick news about traffic information, weather conditions, news broadcasts, economic or political discussions and the latest music available diverse information about the world, from art and literature to scienceDisadvantagesthere is
6、 so much diverse information availablethe information can be of poor quality find the right informationinterpret if the information can be trustedfiguring out what to acknowledge and what to dismissvt. 解释解释; vi. & vt. 口译口译vt. 承认承认vt. 否定否定One disadvantage is that _; hence it can be difficult to _. _
7、is really challenging. there is so much diverse information available find the right informationFiguring out what to acknowledge and what to dismiss adj. 可获得的，可可获得的，可用的；有空的用的；有空的Advantagesknow whats going on in the worldget up-to-date information easilyoutline problems in societyspread positive ener
8、gywork together to find ways to solve themcontribute to social developmentadj. 包含最新信息的；包含最新信息的；新式的；时髦的新式的；时髦的Media allows us to _, and it can also _, so we can _. know whats going on in the world outline problems in society work together to find ways to solve themUse the Text Builder to talk about w
9、hat kind of media that you often use to get information or entertain.What is the media influence on society?Read the questions and tell your partner what you expect to hear. Then listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.1. What does Ben use the Internet for?Ben consults the Internet to research
10、things for school, to better understand complicated issues by finding alternative opinions on the subject and even to do fun things like watching Ping-Pong tournaments.2. What type of media does Anna prefer to use?3. What didnt Anna know about the Internet?She prefers to use traditional media like n
11、ewspapers, magazines and the radio.She didnt know she can find all the things on the Internet.As journalists, we are the disseminators(传播者传播者) of beauty. We disseminate the most beautiful things in life to the people, letting them know what is beautiful and what is ugly about the world. Mu QingQuote
12、UnquoteA good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself. Arthur MillerMany a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising Mark TwainFilm is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music. Frank CapraUse the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of media.
